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In this photo provided by The Federation Council of The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation Press Service, lawmakers of Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation listen to the national anthem at a session in Moscow, Russi
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In Russia, a novel about a summer romance between two men sparks outrage
Residents listen from a bench, background, as Percibald García reads children's books aloud outside the high-rise buildings in the Tlatelolco housing complex, in Mexico City, on July 18, 2020.
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This Mexico City architect transformed an empty public square into a storytelling stage
(L) The cover of "American Dirt" and (R) author Jeanine Cummins.
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‘American Dirt’ reveals identity bias in publishing industry, critics say
a teacher reads a book to a group of student.
Arts, Culture & Media
The life and inspiration of Dr. Seuss
A painted portrait of Christopher Columbus' son, Hernando Colón,
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Christopher Columbus’ son’s universal library is newly rediscovered in this lost tome
“To Me, This Is The Right Thing To Do”: California Governor Halts State’s Executions
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Michael (Pierre Png) and Astrid (Gemma Chan)
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How to get beyond a tourist fantasy of Singapore
Fans pose with "Fifty Shades of Grey" paraphernalia at the film's UK premiere in London in 2015.
Arts, Culture & Media
Blushing fifty shades of red
Miami’s Next Real Estate Crisis: Climate Gentrification
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Lost in the United States: From Teenage Migrants to Trafficking Victims
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American Icons: ‘Moby-Dick’
Moby Dick
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American Icons: Superman
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American Icons: The Wizard of Oz
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American Icons: The Great Gatsby
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American Icons: The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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American Icons: ‘Moby-Dick’
American Icons: Moby-Dick
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American Icons: The Wizard of Oz
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American Icons: The Great Gatsby
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American Icons: Superman
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American Icons: Native Son
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American Icons: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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American Icons: The Wizard of Oz
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Joe Klein
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Special Guest: Adam Gopnik
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The Writer’s Journey
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Special Guest: Marina Warner
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Shakespeare and Sandman
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Special Guest: Barbara Stafford
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Myth and the Movies
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Marina Warner on Myth
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The Telling
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Aha Moment: Antonio Machin
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Adam Gopnik on Re-creations
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Disappearing Drafts
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Luc Sante on Murder
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Lawrence Weschler on Authenticity
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Commentary: Who Needs Satire Anymore?
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Disappearing Drafts
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Novelists Susan and Eliza Minot on Creative Siblings
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Commentary: Solidarity Forever?
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Novelist Rebecca Goldstein on Light
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Commentary: Piracy or Parody?
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Professor Ann Douglas on the Fifties
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Nat King Cole
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Lawrence Weschler on Authenticity
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Sofia
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Books to Movies
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Gregory Rabassa on Translation
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Commentary: No Bucks for Good Books
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Commentary: Walter Mitty, Conductor?
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Novelist Rebecca Goldstein on Light
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Now Playing: Feng Mengbo
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Novelist Walter Kirn on Travel
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Fan Fiction
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Novelist Emmanuel Dongala on Exile
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Poet Stanley Kunitz
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Novelist Mark Salzman on Devotion
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Don Foster: Literary Sleuth
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Arturo Pérez-Reverte Charts a Novel
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Historian Simon Schama on Maps